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  2. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    The Igorots in the Philippine Islands make a cigar that is fifteen inches long and three to five inches thick. Argentine telegraph companies are ...

    Article : 843 words
  3. A WAR EVERY THREE-YEARS.

    In spite of the progress of civilisation, man remains a fighting animal. Peace societies begin to think they are making progress towards taming his ...

    Article : 323 words
  4. STUTTERING.

    It has been maintained by a German physician that stuttering consists of a rushing together of the consonants, and consequently his ...

    Article : 170 words
  5. PEARL-HUNTING AND PEARL FARMING.

    Some of the finest and more valuable pearls are found in a little cluster of islands in the Philippines which are known as the Sulu group. ...

    Article : 450 words
  6. ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Horses are generally given credit for a great deal more intelligence than they actually possess. Scientific tests show that in wisdom such as ...

    Article : 209 words
  7. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    The foot has been the most widely-used measure of length, both in ancient and in modern times. It was derived, as the name suggests, from ...

    Article : 878 words
  8. JUDGING LATERAL DISTANCES.

    The following is a rough guide for judging lateral distances running at right-angles to the observer at various distances. With one eye shut ...

    Article : 215 words
  9. FLAT STEP FOR A ROUND-RUNG LADDER.

    One who is not acustomed to painting, finds that the rungs of the ladder make the feet tired. This may be prevented by procuring a plank, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 98 words
  10. JOBSON'S CHOICE.

    Having come to the conclusion that his wife spent far too much money on housekeeping, Jobson decided to buy the meat and vegetables himself ...

    Article : 125 words
  11. EXPERT.

    The commanding officer of a certain regiment was much troubled about the persistent untidiness of one of his men. Reprimand and punishment had ...

    Article : 130 words
  12. FOR HIS WIFE'S SAKE.

    "Well, what do you want?" said the master of the house sternly to Dreary Samuel, the tattered tramp, as he stood outside the door, shivering ...

    Article : 138 words
  13. NOT A PRIZE BEAUTY.

    The Tough-Lobking Waiter: "Benpardon, sir, but gentlemen at this table usually -- er -- remembers me, sir." The Diner: "I don't wonder. That ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  14. SUITABLY EXPRESSED.

    As the subject for their weekly essay the schoolmaster asked his pupils to say what they could do if they had one million pounds. ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. SOOTHING.

    A young lady was dining with some friends at their home. The host had concocted some seductive cocktails, and she had joined the others in ...

    Article : 118 words
  16. "THERE'S NAE MAIRI"

    A minister in a remote part of the Highlands of Scotland was recently, in a sermon to his congregation, speaking at length of the many ...

    Article : 145 words
  17. ALL BOSCH.

    There is a German who keeps a store near Pittsburg, who employs an American to wait on customers. The American came near losing his job ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. A LITTLE ERROR.

    Left a wealthy widow, Mrs. Jones thought she'd like to enter Society. So, for a start, she looked round for a furnished house. ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. HIT BACK.

    "Well, if you don't like my furniture, at least you must admire that pretty little timepiece on the mantel," said a newly-married woman to an ...

    Article : 116 words
  20. ON ACCOUNT.

    Peggy Newton had been a faithful houschold domestic for years, and did not grumble much when her wages wore occasionally passed over. But ...

    Article : 149 words
  21. GRAFTING NEW ROOTS ON AN OLD TREE.

    Supplying hew roots for ah old tree is the feat accomplished by a California fruit grower whose orchard had been attacked by pear ...

    Article : 140 words
  22. ALL THIEVESI

    Cynic: "What do you think of the many arrests for kleptomania that have recently been before the courts?" ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. WHY? WHAT? WHEN?

    Why does a sailor know there's a man in the moon? Because he's been to see (sea). What is the oldest piece of ...

    Article : 95 words
  24. THE INGENIOUS AUTOGRAPH-HUNTER.

    Some years ago, while on a visit to America, Mr. Hall Caine was beseiged by autograph-hunters, but he refused them all. One day a porter ...

    Article : 116 words
  25. WHO WOULD BE AN EDITOR?

    New regulations for the control of the press have been issued by the Chinese Government. Editors and publishers are required to submit a ...

    Article : 137 words
  26. THE BOTTLED TIDE

    Some few years ago, two miners took part in an excursion to the seaside, and gazing upon the ocean for the first time in their lives were ...

    Article : 123 words
  27. A COLONIAL "BIRMINGHAM."

    The city of Hamilton is called the "Birmingham of Canada," It is certainly one of the busiest manufacturing cities in Canada, and its four ...

    Article : 118 words
  28. KEEN ON THE CASH.

    Shrilling loudly in the silence of the night, the chemist's bell roused him from slumber. With reluctance, he wrapped himself in a dressing-gown ...

    Article : 114 words
  29. EQUAL TO IT.

    The scapegrace son of an affluent tradesman came to the end of his resources, and sent home a piteous appeal for funds, adding that, if help ...

    Article : 109 words
  30. TESTING NEPHEW'S KNOWLEDGE.

    There is a certain Gorman whose pride, like that of many self-made men, leads him at times into a sort of patronising condescension toward those ...

    Article : 100 words
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